Market downturns are always good to spot the next leaders. The market downturn of 2016 is no different. Now there are additional data points showing that Facebook FB, may be the next Apple AAPL. No, Facebook will not start making phones. No, Facebook will not have a low P/E like Apple.
LinkedIn is the largest social network for professionals in the world. On balance, LinkedIn stock is in no-man’s-land at this time. It can as easily go to $300 as it can to $100. As of this writing, the stock is at $213.30. Let us examine the eight most important factors
On Oct. 16, 2013, I made an unhedged call to consider backing up the truck and buying Twitter shares upon its IPO — for a trade, though, not as an investment. After the stock begins trading in the open market, only skilled traders should consider entering a position. Now, I would
This post was published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Yesterday evening, Twitter announced that it will list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This is a coup for NYSE as Twitter is the highest profile IPO of 2013. The road show is likely to begin on October 25th and
(GOOG) was scheduled to release earnings after the market close. Inadvertently, earnings were released at 12:39 PM by its agent RR Donnelley (RRD). Google stock fell about 9% before it was halted. Both revenues and earnings were below consensus. To make matters worse, whisper numbers were higher than consensus. In
It was not long ago that legions of travel agents labored all across America in offices ranging from those located in class A office buildings to downtrodden strip malls. They gawked at 14-inch green CRT screens at gobbledygook codes that only they could understand. When it came to travel, travel
Facebook (FB) started trading today with much anticipation. Unfortunately the common place advice doomed the IPO. The IPO was priced at $38. One of the first opening indications was $45 on 18 million shares. The stock was set to open at 11:00 am ET. The opening was repeatedly delayed and opening
I have been advocating backing up the truck and buying all the Facebook (FB) shares an investor can get in the IPO. (For background please see:Facebook IPO Is Nigh, Should You Buy?) When an IPO is as white hot as Facebook, plenty of scams are bound to raise their ugly heads.
A number of media sources are reporting that Facebook will file for an initial public offering next week. Apparently,Morgan Stanley is to be the lead underwriter. Goldman Sachs is also expected to play a major role. Facebook, with its 800 million members, has become the new standard platform for
The top three issues in the upcoming 2012 election are jobs, jobs and jobs. President Obama would be fighting against strong historical precedent trying to win reelection with unemployment staying above 9%. Over the last several months, unemployment has stubbornly refused to budge down. At 8:30 EST this